122 Anglers Rescued from Detached Ice Floe on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake

Emergency responders successfully evacuate stranded fishermen amid warnings of poor ice conditions due to unseasonably warm weather.

122 anglers were stranded on an ice floe that broke off from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Minnesota. The floe was separated from the shore by 30 feet of open water.
Before emergency responders arrived, bystanders attempted a rescue with a canoe, resulting in four individuals falling into the freezing water. They were quickly pulled back onto the ice floe and kept warm in a fishing shelter.
Local emergency teams responded to a call to the Beltrami County Emergency Communications Center at 4:57 pm, undertaking a coordinated effort to evacuate those stranded on the ice safely.
Rescuers using boats and hovercraft reached the group at 6:40 p.m. There were no reported injuries, including among the four individuals who fell from the canoe into the water.
The day before the incident, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shared a news release warning of poor ice conditions across the state due to unseasonably warm weather.